Read and learn the vocabulary

Learning a language means learning vocabulary. This is not always easy, but we will help you!

Below you will find the transcripts of the dialogues you heard, with the English translation. Read the text and the translation.

Many people participate in this course, but not everyone has the same learning goals or time available. If you only want to get acquainted with a few Dutch words, learning the phrases will be enough for you.

However, if you want to really learn Dutch, we advise you to learn the vocabulary and the phrases that we have published on Quizlet.

Memorizing by Quizlet

Quizlet is a worldwide educational service, with tools enabling anyone to study whatever they want. Quizlet’s free study tools and apps are used by over a million students and teachers around the world every day.

In this course we will use Quizlet for vocabulary learning. There are three sets of words and phrases on Quizlet – one for each week of the course. Furthermore, each grammar section has a direct link to Quizlet, allowing you to practise the various grammar points.

Registering on Quizlet

You don’t have to, but you can register on Quizlet. This will allow you to track your own learning progress and scores. We, as teachers, are able to view the overall progress of the class and see how you studied, and use this data to improve our Introduction to Dutch course. You can click this link so that you will be automatically added to our class.

Vocabulary

In this part of Quizlet you will find all the words from the dialogues. You can memorize them by using flashcards, playing different types of games and testing yourself.

Phrases

In this set we selected the most important phrases from the dialogues. Memorizing them will give you a basic knowledge of Dutch.

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